baylinor
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| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD Why arguing about what old farts and younger generations like. Big deal, everybody is different and that's a good thing. From 78s to streaming it has always been about the music. Arguing about how to play it is fruitless, to each his own. I do a l... | |
| Stack Audio Products Review @tkrtrb125 They recommend placing it right before the streamer. That's where I started, then just before the optical isolation and finally right after the wifi extender and I went back and forth multiple times. In the end, I couldn't tell any di... | |
| Stack Audio Products Review @jfrmusic I got the same exact experience with the SmoothLan. My Triode Labs Freedom ethernet cable goes first into an optical isolation bundle (with LPS) then into a LHY SW-10 switch which is connected to the Innuos ZENith mk3 streamer via a 16... | |
| Streamer/Ripper/Storage Ditto, Innuos ZENith mk3. Matches all of your requests. | |
| Toe in is crucial In my house of stereo with PBN MONTANA XPS speakers, I have zero toe-in. I learned from an audiogon member, that if your room is properly dimensioned and treated, there is no need for toe-in. I tried every toe-in imagineable before but I no longer... | |
| Amps that don’t impersonate space heaters. A/ B amp with first 6 watts pure A. | |
| Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs I use some Purist, DH, and Snake cables. I would seriously consider Snake. Outstanding customer service where they will properly burn-in the cables for you. Slower way to get them but plenty worth the wait. I have their boomslang AES between CD tr... | |
| Refurbished / Re-tipped Cartridges - Are they worth Buying? Always had excellent experiences rebuilding carts with Soundsmith. Re-tip with or without new cantilever. However that is starting from an original cart. I would not buy a used rebuilt cart. No way to know how they were handled and how much use th... | |
| Amps that don’t impersonate space heaters. I use Parasound Halo A21+. A beast at 500 watts per channel at 4 ohms. It gets a little warm to the touch but not enough to affect room temp at all. | |
| Updating my streamer So true. I use Innuos ZENith mk3 for Qobuz and Tidal. Auris Blume HIFI bluetooth for Amazon music. Fire stick TV for you tube concerts. | |
| Updating my streamer +1 @zlone | |
| Updating my streamer The sense app is definitely Innuos strong selling point. Easily the best app around with Bluos. It looks like Gustard might be best with Roon, as it is Roon ready. | |
| Updating my streamer But you would need a separate dac. Gustard has the R26 and A26 dacs, both featuring streaming. That should be a big jump up from the Node for less than 2k. Reason I am not certain is I do use the A26 but with the Innuos streamer, hence not sure ho... | |
| Updating my streamer Innuos ZENith mk3 user here. Moved the Node to secondary system. | |
| The Audiophile Song - Who Can Relate? Gilani |